Hasari is conducting a cross-cultural project looking at the frequency with which preschool children share toys and how sharing is related to parental involvement during play. In this study, the independent variable is
A) parental involvement.
B) sharing of toys.
C) number of toys shared.
D) none of these

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to observe its effect on another variable. In this study, Hasari is looking at how "parental involvement during play" affects the "frequency with which preschool children share toys," making parental involvement the independent variable.

Hasari Is Conducting a Cross-Cultural Project Looking at the Frequency